Police have foiled a dissident republican murder bid against Northern Assembly member Ian Paisley Jnr.The 42-year-old son of former Stormont first minister Ian Paisley said officers contacted him to inform him of the thwarted attack by violent extremists opposed to the peace process reports breakingnews.ie. The Democratic Unionist North Antrim representative said he was satisfied with the steps the police have now taken to enhance his security.
Mr Paisley, a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, is the latest high profile politician to come under threat from dissidents. Senior Sinn Féin representatives and Jim Allister, the leader of the hard-line Traditionalist Unionist Voice party, have also been warned abouts risks to their security.
